Val Hull

Resident role-playing RPG game expert. Knows where trolls and paladins come from. You must fight for your right to gather your party before venturing forth.

Joined: December 18, 2016
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ByVal Hull
OnOctober 4, 2018

Blizzard Entertainment – Mike Morhaime Steps Down as President

Mike Morhaime, one of the original co-founders of Blizzard Entertainment, has stepped down from his position as the studio’s president. From now on, he’ll serve as an advisor to the company, while his previous duties will be assumed by J.…

ByVal Hull
OnOctober 4, 2018

Phoenix Point Development Update – Behind the Scenes

If you’d like to learn a bit about the people working on Phoenix Point, Snapshot Games’ upcoming spiritual successor to the original X-Com games, the latest development update introduces us to a number of developers and shares plenty of photos.…

ByVal Hull
OnOctober 4, 2018

Cyberpunk 2077 – Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Named North American Distributor

A new announcement on the official CD Projekt website informs us that the studio’s upcoming highly anticipated open-world action-RPG Cyberpunk 2077 will be distributed and promoted across North America by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. There isn’t much else to this…

ByVal Hull
OnOctober 4, 2018

Stoneshard Update #34 – Settlements, Alpha & Beta Shift

The new Kickstarter update for Ink Stains Games’ roguelike RPG Stoneshard tells us a thing or two about the game’s settlement generation system and describes some of the buildings you’ll be able to find in these islands of civilization. The…

ByVal Hull
OnOctober 4, 2018

Pathfinder: Kingmaker Reviews, Interview

Owlcat Games released Pathfinder: Kingmaker slightly over a week ago to very little media fanfare. Even so, several reviews for the Infinity Engine-inspired cRPG are already available. They paint a mildly positive picture if you take them at face value,…

ByVal Hull
OnOctober 3, 2018

Hero-U: Rogue to Redemption Interview

Transolar Games’ Lori and Corey Cole recently had a chat with Gamasutra, talking about their adventure/RPG Hero-U: Rogue to Redemption, its predecessor, the Quest for Glory series, and the importance of roleplaying elements and player creativity for games like that.…

ByVal Hull
OnOctober 3, 2018

Disco Elysium Press Roundup 2018

Disco Elysium, ZA/UM Studio’s detective RPG that at one point was known as No Truce with the Furies, was showcased at multiple trade fairs this year, and this post on the game’s website rounds up a good deal of media…

ByVal Hull
OnOctober 3, 2018

XCOM 2: War of the Chosen – Tactical Legacy Pack DLC Announced

If you own Firaxis Games’ XCOM 2 and its War of the Chosen expansion, you’ll be pleased to know that come October 9, 2018, the game will receive a brand new Tactical Legacy Pack DLC. And what’s even better is…

ByVal Hull
OnOctober 2, 2018

The Surge: The Good, the Bad and the Augmented Expansion Released

The Good, the Bad and the Augmented, Deck13 and Focus Home Interactive’s Western-themed expansion for their Dark Souls-inspired sci-fi action-RPG The Surge, is here. You can pick it up on Steam or your console of choice for $9.99 or your…

ByVal Hull
OnOctober 2, 2018

Grim Dawn Grim Misadventure #148 – Korvan Legend

The latest Grim Misadventure development update showcases a few of the unique legendary items coming to Crate Entertainment’s action-RPG Grim Dawn in the upcoming Forgotten Gods expansion. Here’s the brief introduction, and if you’d like to see the actual art…